וְ/חֵ֕פֶר
𐤅/𐤇𐤐𐤓
Chefer
and of Hepher
Proper noun used as a personal name and a place name in the Hebrew Bible. As a personal name, Hepher refers to several Israelite individuals. As a place name, it designates a town or district in the Cisjordan region, likely in the territory of Manasseh. The lexical meaning of the word is derived from the underlying root, connected to the sense of 'pit' or 'digging', though the proper noun typically functions without reference to this meaning in most contexts. The semantic range in the biblical text encompasses both persons and geographic location.
Numbers 26:32 · Word #4
Lexicon H2660
| Lemma | חֵפֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Chefer |
| Strong's | H2660 |
| Definition | Proper noun used as a personal name and a place name in the Hebrew Bible. As a personal name, Hepher refers to several Israelite individuals. As a place name, it designates a town or district in the Cisjordan region, likely in the territory of Manasseh. The lexical meaning of the word is derived from the underlying root, connected to the sense of 'pit' or 'digging', though the proper noun typically functions without reference to this meaning in most contexts. The semantic range in the biblical text encompasses both persons and geographic location. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and of Hepher |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2660-02
and Hepher
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + proper masculine singular noun (personal/place name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a proper noun derived from the root חפר, whose literal sense ('dig, search') is obscured in usage; therefore it is faithfully rendered by transliteration. The prefixed conjunction וְ is preserved as "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Chefer
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Digging-One |
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